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On the recordOctober 23, 2001
Has the Senator from Nevada had the same experience I have since September 11 where he has gone back to his home State and, more often than not, people come up to him and say: Thank you for addressing this problem threatening America in a bipartisan fashion, in working together, standing with the President to fight these battles? Has the Senator heard that in Nevada as often as I have heard it in Illinois?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing bipartisan support and public sentiment post-September 11.

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